Geography & Influences
Japan’s location caused people to rely on this for food.
What is seafood?
This is the traditional religion of Japan.
What is Shinto?
This social group lived in luxury during the Heian period.
Who are nobles?
These were trained warriors who served the daimyo.
What are samurai?
This is the code of conduct followed by samurai.
What is bushido?
These two countries influenced Japan’s writing, religion, and ideas.
What are China and Korea?
This religion was spread in Japan by Prince Shotoku.
What is Buddhism?
Heian nobles spent much of their time enjoying this.
What are the arts?
These were powerful landowners in feudal Japan.
What are daimyo?
This was the most important value in a samurai’s life.
What is honor?
Japan’s writing system was based on the writing system of this country.
What is China?
In Shinto belief, these are the spirits found in nature.
What are Kami?
This author wrote The Tale of Genji.
Who is Lady Murasaki Shikibu?
This leader held the most real power in feudal Japan.
What is a shogun?
These storms helped Japan defeat the Mongols.
What are typhoons?
This country introduced Buddhism to Japan.
What is Korea?
This belief system taught respect for family order and authority.
What is Confucianism?
Heian nobles called themselves “dwellers among the clouds” because their lives were separate from this group.
Who are common people (commoners)?
This term describes a ruler who appears to have power but does not actually rule.
What is a figurehead?
These invaders attempted to conquer Japan twice.
Who are the Mongols?
Much of Japan’s land is covered by this type of landform, making farming difficult.
What are mountains?
This form of Buddhism focused on meditation and discipline for samurai.
What is Zan Buddhism?
This novel describes life in the Heian court.
What is The Tale of Genji?
Samurai were paid with this instead of money.
What is land?
This leader unified Japan in the 1500s.
Who is Oda Nobunaga?